Hobbies: or what I'm actually doing when I really should be doing something else.

Illustration
Music
Books
Birding
Hiking
Cycling
Cooking
Salt Water Aquarium

Music:

I occasionaly pick up my guitar to maul something on my own, but mostly mostly I just listen to it. Here are some links to some of my favorite music websites...

Music Map: A cool site to find new band similar or related to bands you already know

LastFM: An awesome customizable internet radio site

Ultimate Guitar Tabs Archive: A great collection of tabbed guitar and bass music

Books:

Books I need to read:
- Jared Diamond: Collapse
- Umberto Eco: The Name of the Rose
- Eugene Kaplan: Sensuous Seas
Favorites:
- Kurt Vonnegut (just about anything)
- Tom Robbins (him too)
- Tolkien: LOTR trilogy, the Silmarillion
- Daniel Quinn: Ishmael
- Herman Hesse: Sidhartha, Damien
- Umberto Eco: Baudolino
- Philip Pullman: the Golden Compass Seiries
- Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs, & Steel

Birding:

You may think it's dorky, but your wrong.

Hiking:

Lots of exploring to be done now that I'm in PA!

Pics from recent hikes will go here.

Mountain Biking:

Central PA has some great trails too! I began exploring Rothrock State Forest last fall, but there's plenty more to see there, and many trails that I've hears of further afield. Hopefully the old Timberline will hold up for another season.

Road Biking:

I will certainly miss all the scenic finger lakes rides around Ithaca, but the hills around here should keep me in shape this summer.

Vegetarian Cooking:

At some point I'll get some of my favorite recipies up here...
Here's a sample.

Viscious Vegan Chili~

Strata ~

Black Bean Hummus~

Veggie Pot Pie~

Vegan Peanut Butter Pie~

Aquarium:

This is a work in progress. I've ressurected my old 20 gal tank and set it up for salt water!

My first fish just moved in Easter weekend!

Pics coming soon...